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More Diverse Pool of Blood Donors Needed to Help Sickle Cell Patients
More DNA Errors Seen in Brain Cells of Alzheimer's Patients
More Education May Slow Start of Early-Onset Alzheimer's
More Olive Oil May Bring Longer Life: Study
More Than 10 Million People Died of Cancer Worldwide in 2019
More Than Half of Cancer Survivors Fear a Recurrence
Most Americans Don't Follow Diets That Could Prevent Cancer
Most Cancer Screenings Make Big Rebound After Pandemic Decline
Most Dog Breeds Are Highly Inbred -- and Unhealthy
Mother and Son Draw Hope, Healing From Shared Cancer Treatment
Mutant Gene Stops At-Risk People From Getting Alzheimer's: Could It Lead to Treatment?
Need to Pee? Scientists May Have Found the Gene for That
Nerve Gas Sarin Probably Caused Gulf War Syndrome
New Blood Test May Improve Liver Cancer Screening
New Clues to How Cancers Originate in the Brain
New Clues to How Ovarian Cancer Begins -- and Might Be Prevented
New Clues to Sudden Unexplained Deaths in Young Kids
New Coronavirus Strain More Contagious, Scientists Say
New Drug Combo Boosts Survival Against Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer
New Drug Could Be Advance Against Glioma Brain Tumors
New Drug Might Be Non-Surgical Option for Common Skin Cancers
New Genetic Insights Into Cause of ALS
New Hope Against a Rare but Incurable Eye Cancer
New Hope Against Painful Skin Issues Caused by Cancer Radiation Therapy
New Hormonal Pill May Boost Outcomes for Older Breast Cancer Patients
New Insights Into Each Parent's Role in the Genetics of Autism
New Insights Into What Might Drive Parkinson's Disease
New 'Mu' Coronavirus Variant Being Watched Closely: Fauci
New Polio Vaccine Promising in Early Test
New Research Links Another Gene to Alzheimer's Risk
New Technique 80% Effective in Selecting a Baby's Gender
New Tests for Colon, Prostate Cancer Show Promise
New Treatment Fights Rare Cases of Vaccine-Linked Blood Clots
New Treatment Greatly Boosts Survival for Kids With Aggressive Brain Cancer
Newer Hormone Treatments for Prostate Cancer May Raise Risk of Depression
Newly Approved Drug Fights Lung Cancer Tied to Certain Genes
No Genetic Damage to Kids of Those Exposed to Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster: Study
No 'Last Goodbye' for Cello: 5-Hour Surgery Saved Dog's Life
Obamacare Boosts Colon Cancer Diagnosis, Care: Study
Obese Men May Have Better Survival With Advanced Prostate Cancer
Obesity Can Raise Odds for Post-Surgical Complications
Obesity Raises Odds for Many Common Cancers
Obesity Tied to Shorter Survival in Cancer Patients
Obesity Ups Odds for Dangerous Lung Clots in COVID-19 Patients
One-Dose Blood Thinner Could Slash Blood Clot Risk After Knee Replacement
On-the-Road Help: 'Mobile Stroke Units' Are Saving People's Lives
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests On the Rise During COVID-19 Crisis
Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured
Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis Can Take Big Toll on Women's Mental Health
Over 60? You Have Billions of Potentially Cancer-Causing Cells
Pandemic Closures, Fears Keep Patients From Lung Cancer Screening
Pandemic Has Greatly Slowed Pace of Cancer Research
Pangolins Hold Clues to How COVID-19 Began -- and Might End
Parent or Sibling With Colon Cancer? You May Need Colonoscopy Earlier
Patients' Genes Raise Odds for Rare Brain Infection When Using Certain Meds
Pentagon Study Finds Higher Cancer Rates Among Pilots, Ground Crews
People Are Still Evolving, Creating New Genes
PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Cost the U.S. Billions
Pfizer Recalls All Lots of Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix Due to Potential Carcinogen
Pig Hearts Successfully Transplanted Into 2 Brain-Dead Patients
Pig Study Could Lead to Gene Therapy to Prevent Heart Failure
Plasma Therapy Aids Recovery in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients
Poor Sleep Plus Genes Might Raise Some Folks' Asthma Risk
Post-COVID Risk for Blood Clot Lasts at Least 6 Months
Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
Progress on Lung Cancer Drives Overall Decline in U.S. Cancer Deaths
Prostate Cancer Drug Could Be 'Game Changing,' Researchers Say
Prostate Cancer May Raise Risk for Blood Clots
Prostate Cancer: The Basics Every Man Needs to Know
Quitting Smoking Ups Survival After Lung Cancer Diagnosis
Race, Income Can Determine Blood Cancer Outcomes, Studies Show
Radiation Plus Surgery May Be Best Against an Early Form of Breast Cancer
Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer Can Cause Financial Pain: Study
Rare But Dangerous Form of Eating Disorder Could Run in Families
Recall of Philips Breathing Machines Affects Millions of Americans
Recent COVID-19 Raises Odds for Clots After Surgery by 90%
Red Cross Issues Call for More Blood Plasma to Treat COVID Patients
Red Cross Warns of Severe Blood Shortage
Red Meat Raises Your Heart Risk, and Scientists May Know Why
Research Gives Clues to Why Cancer in One Breast Could Develop in the Other
Researchers Find Better Way to Fight Breast Cancer That Has Spread to Brain
Researchers Latch Onto the Leech's Genome
Saving the 'Butterfly Children:' Gene Therapy Helps Heal Deadly Blistering Condition
Science Brings Shortcut to Spotting 50 Rare Genetic Diseases
Science Reveals Genes That Help Drive Dyslexia
Scientists Discover Cause of Swallowing Disorder in German Shepherds
Scientists Discover Rare Form of ALS That Can Strike Kids
Scientists Engineer Mosquitoes That Can't Transmit Malaria
Scientists Find Source of COVID Clots
Scientists Gain Insight Into Genetics of Glaucoma
Scientists Get Close to Genetic Cause of Lupus
Scientists Get Closer to a Better PSA Test
Scientists Move Closer to Mapping Entire Human Genome
Scientists Spot More Genes Linked to Problem Drinking
Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
Secondhand Smoke Can Raise Odds for Mouth, Throat Cancers
Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?
Shorter Course of Post-Op Radiation May Work Well for Prostate Cancer Patients
Should All U.S. Newborns Undergo Genomic Testing?
Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
Side Effects From New Cancer Meds Have Silver Lining
Skeletons May Put Blame on Vikings for Smallpox' Spread
Small Study Supports Donor Plasma Therapy for Severe COVID-19
Smoking Rates High Among Surgery Patients
Smoking Reduces Survival Odds After Bladder Cancer Surgery
Some Bear Facts That Could Help Prevent Human Strokes
Some Folks Do Age Slower Than Others
Some Myeloma Patients Get No Protection From COVID-19 Vaccines
Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo
Some Sick Patients Get Cosmetic Surgery to Boost Appearance
Some Young Cancer Survivors Won't Get Cancer-Preventing HPV Vaccine
Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation
Sperm Samples May Help Predict Autism Risk in Offspring
Statins Tied to Significantly Lower Death Rate From Ovarian Cancer
Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key
Studies Show COVID-19 Can Infect and Harm Digestive Organs
Study Pinpoints Cancer Patients at Highest Risk From COVID
Study Suggests a Better Blood Thinner Could Be Near
Study Uncovers Large Collection of Genes Behind Schizophrenia
Success of Smallpox Vaccine Bears Lessons for Coronavirus Vaccine
Supplements: Many Cancer Patients Think They'll Help, But Experts Urge Caution
Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study
Surviving Childhood Cancer Can Take Toll on Adult Heart
Survivors of Severe COVID Face Higher Odds for Another Hospitalization Soon After
Switch to Plant-Based Diet Could Protect Older Women's Brains
Take This Refresher on Skin Safety in Summer Sun
Targeted Drug Tagrisso Could Be Advance Against Lung Cancer
Targeted High-Dose Radiation Helps Fight Advanced Lung Cancer
Targeted Radiotherapy Might Help Men Battling Advanced Prostate Cancer
Teens Can Donate Blood, But May Need Iron Supplements After
The Future of Cancer for Americans
The Naked Ape: Science Unravels How Humans Lost Their Body Hair
Therapeutic Vaccine Is Keeping Melanoma in Remission 4 Years On
Think a Little Alcohol Might Be Healthy? Think Again
Tips for Making 2021 a Healthier Year
Tips to Checking Your Skin for Skin Cancer
Too Little Sunlight, Vitamin D May Raise Colon Cancer Risk
Too Many Antibiotics Might Raise Colon Cancer Risk
Too Much Caffeine Might Raise Your Odds for Glaucoma
Too Much Restaurant Fare Could Shorten Your Life
Too Much Sitting Could Mean Worse Outcomes for Cancer Survivors
Too Often, Women Aren't Told of Sexual Side Effects of Cancer Treatments
Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays
Tough Journeys: When Cancer Strikes People Living With Dementia
Traces of Human DNA Are Everywhere in the Environment
Transfusions of COVID Survivor Blood a Safe Treatment for Patients
Treating Depression Could Lengthen Lung Cancer Patients' Lives
Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?
Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?
Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU
Trials Show COVID Vaccines Well Worth It for Cancer Patients
Tumors Have Their Own Bacterial Colonies That Could Guide Cancer Care
Two Is Not Better Than One When It Comes to Blood Thinners
Two New Symptoms That Could Point to Pancreatic Cancer
U.S. Blood Supply Is Safe From Coronavirus, Study Finds
U.S. Cancer Screening Rates Back to Normal After Pandemic Dip
U.S. Cancer Survivors Now Number 18 Million
U.S. Deaths From Cancer Continue to Decline
U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable
U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?
Urinary Incontinence Surgery Won't Raise a Woman's Cancer Risk
VA Study Shows Black Men Twice as Likely to Develop Prostate Cancer as Whites
Vaccine Slows Return of Pancreatic Cancer in Early Trial
Vaping Can Trigger Gene Changes in Cells: Study
Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
Vaping Raises Blood Clotting Risks, Harms Small Arteries: Study
Various Mental Illnesses Share Same Genes: Study
Very Early-Stage Breast Cancer Ups Long-Term Odds for Invasive Tumors: Study
Vitamin D Might Help Prevent Early-Onset Colon Cancer
Weed Killer Glyphosate Found in Most Americans' Urine
Weight-Loss Surgery May Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk in People With Diabetes
Welcome to the 'Smart Toilet' That Can Spot Disease
Were Cancer Patients Neglected in U.S. COVID Vaccine Rollout?
What You Need to Know About Your Colon Cancer Risk
What's Behind Unexplained Epilepsy in Kids? A Gene Test May Tell
What's the Best Blood Thinner for a Blood Clot in Your Legs?
When Booze Labels Carry Health Warnings, Drinking Declines: Study
When Cancer Strikes Those Under 40, Race Matters
When Cancer Strikes, Who's at Higher Risk for Suicide?
When COVID Strikes Cancer Patients, Men Fare Worse
When Genes Raise a Mom's Risk for Cancer, Is It OK to Tell Kids?
When Heart Attack Strikes, Cancer Patients Often Miss Out on Lifesaving Treatment
When Stroke Team Comes to Patients, Outcomes Improve
WHO Calls for Global Registry of Human Genome Editing
Who's Most Likely to Join a Clinical Trial?
Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important
Why Are Cases of Pancreatic Cancer Rising in Young Women?
Why Are Some People More Sensitive Than Others? Genes May Tell
Why Do Black Men Still Fare Worse With Prostate Cancer?
Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?
Why Is Stroke a Bigger Threat to Black People?
Why Skin Cancer Checks Are Even More Important for Hispanic People
Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?
Why Some 'Super Ager' Folks Keep Their Minds Dementia-Free
Wildfires Ravage Firefighters' Long-Term Physical, Mental Health
Will an Early-Stage Breast Cancer Spread? New Analysis Offers Some Answers
Will Vaccines Work Against the New Coronavirus Variants?
Will Your Brain Stay Sharp Into Your 90s? Certain Factors Are Key
With Holidays Ahead, COVID Boosters a Must for People With Weak Immune Systems
Women Less Likely Than Men to Return to Work After Severe Stroke
Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study
Women Smokers Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings
Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
Worse COVID Illness May Mean Stronger Immune Protection After
Years of Blood Thinners After Stenting Might Not Be Necessary
You Can Help Prevent Cervical Cancer
You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer
You, Your Family and Cancer: How Genetic Counseling Works
Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine
Young, Immune-Compromised Patients Are Hotspots for Coronavirus Mutations: Study
Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer
Your Blood Type May Predict Your Risk For Severe COVID-19
Your Dog's Behavior Is in Its DNA
Your Dog's Breed Has Little Influence on Behavior, Study Finds
Your Genes May Affect How You'll Heal If Wounded
Your Height Could Be a Factor in Disease Risk
Your Sex Affects Your Genes for Body Fat, Cancer, Birth Weight
Your State's Laws Might Save Your Life If Breast Cancer Strikes